【秋之韵III】一行白鹭上青天 (Wild Bird Santuary)（图）

三公子

 

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大清太平

  一诺千金，鸟果然是来了

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疏竹之风

  Are the white birds egrets?

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三公子

  没鸟无法交差呀

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三公子

I also saw a Great Blue Heron, probably 5-6 feet tall.  But my camera couldn't catch the size.   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Blue_Heron   www.ddhw.org---

大清太平

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三公子

  Saw a Chinese coming, afraid to be eaten.

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steve

  好像也是Crane？

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给各位拜年，大家牛年平安、吉祥、康乐！”

steve

  怎么分出来是Heron还是Crane?

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给各位拜年，大家牛年平安、吉祥、康乐！”

三公子

Well, I am no expert, as the naming business is rather complicated.  For example, the Great Egrets are in the same family with the Great Blue/Gray Heron.  When they are white, they are only slightly smaller in size.  Help!    ---

三公子

According to your ubiquitos Wikipedia: Cranes are large, long-legged and long-necked birds of the order Gruiformes, and family Gruidae. Unlike the similar-looking but unrelated herons, cranes fly with necks outstretched, not pulled back. There are representatives of this group on all the continents except Antarctica and South America. Most species of cranes are at least threatened, if not critically endangered, within their range. The plight of the Whooping Cranes of North America inspired some of the first US legislation to protect endangered species. more details can be found at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crane_(bird)   www.ddhw.org---

raindrops

  一窝白鹭上青天 真壮观！！！

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俺的玉玺，关公所赠

好看不？

steve

  天哪，错了这么多年，被人笑死了 俺们这里的heron都被俺解释成Crane。

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给各位拜年，大家牛年平安、吉祥、康乐！”

三公子

attention.    ---

三公子

to form a perfect line.    ---

Crabapple

   难得！

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杭嘉湖

  有黑白两种吗？

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陶醉于音乐里的臭美妞杭嘉湖

问候你哦

 

 

 

 

三公子

at the mid-stream of Sacramento River (along Highway 5, about 2.5 hours from where we are).  Several million birds, mainly Alaska snow birds (mostly white), spend their winter there or on their way to Mexico and back.  When they fly up, the sky darkens.  One needs special camera to capture the scene.  Good for kids to fascinate in them birdies.   ---

三公子

The smaller ones are white, called great egrets.  The bigger ones are either blue or gray great herons.  They can be taller than 6 feet.  I saw one by the ocean.  It was taller than people, afraid of tourists coming with 4-5 feet, simply majestic.   ---

大猫日记

  鸟，，都是鸟

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